by Rachel Klein
Sure, it's an unreliable narrator. But it still seems pretty clear that Ernessa is a vampire.
I didn't know they were actually adapting this into a movie until very late, but I'm going to tackle the book before attempting to watch the film.
The Moth Diaries is presented in the form of a young girl's diary during the year that she is age sixteen. She attends an all-girls boarding school, and is looking forward to the new year with her best friend; Lucy. When a new student arrives, Ernessa, the narrator is instantly jealous of the relati...
Pros:* Epistolary style* Unreliable narrator* Gothic horror - think "Turn of The Screw"* Beautiful proseCons:* Slow build* Unresolved story points (i.e. Mr Davies)Because this is the journal of an unreliable narrator who is slowing going crazy, you never really know what has or has not happened. But...
I like psychological thrillers, especially ones where even the reader doesn’t know what’s going on. Nothing like a good disorientating experience to get the blood pumping, am I right?The premise of “The Moth Diaries” promises just that - a difficult, is-she-or-is-she-not ride that will leave you bre...
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